Have you ever felt like the wind is gone from your sails… Your bungee has lost its bounce… You are wading in thigh-high waters? That’s how I have felt recently, without being able to put a finger on why or point to any significant changes in my life or health that...

Last week, I was privileged to hear psychologist and Dharma practitioner Rick Hanson speak (online). His topic: Neurodharma: Practicing Meditation with the Brain in Mind According to Hanson, there are three basic needs that we share with all animals: safety,...

For all anxiety and fear, all sufferings in boundless measure, their source and wellspring is the mind itself. –Shantideva I am having trouble with my morning PCA staffing. These are the people I count on to help me get out of bed in the morning, get dressed,...

I just cleared my calendar for 10 days of vacation. It was such a joyous task: looking at routine items on each day and deleting them. For 10 days I will be away from routine, seeing sites, hearing sounds and enjoying new experiences. Hope is such fun! I was expecting...

When I stay in the lived experience of the present moment, all is well. Unfortunately, it’s not as easy as it sounds. I added the words “lived experience” there because these big brains of ours pull us off into judgments and stories about this moment even while we’re...

Why even have a kind promise about forgiveness? Forgiveness is about letting go of the stories. The stories about what you did or who you are, what I did or who I am that mean we cannot imagine ourselves enough and we cannot risk opening to each other. This is not...